Cycleway between the road and railway
There's a succession of traffic-calming features with cycle bypasses along the minor road from St Gervais to Sallanches.
Notice showing that cycle are not allowed here - bizarrely, this covered parking area is specifically for motorbikes and scooters.
Bizarrely, this covered parking area is specifically for motorbikes and scooters.
Small covered area for cycle parking at the Carrefour hypermarket
End of the shared-use route north from Sallanches station
Start of the shared-use route to Sallanches station
The cycle route to Sallanches station uses this quiet road (unsigned) for a while.
One day maybe this missing link in the cycleway parallel to the Arve valley railway will be filled in.
Cycle parking at a 'pub' in an otherwise car-dominated retail park.
Sallanches is a Cycling Town
Roundabout marking Bernard Hinault's winning the World Road Race Championship here in 1980, after an epic struggle with the young Robert Millar.
Bizarre crossing through a road junction - this should definitely be done in two stages.
Level crossing now closed to motor vehicles, but functioning normally for cyclists and pedestrians.
Cycle route east from the railway, Sallanches
Crossing of route parallel to the railway, Sallanches [this is now basic black asphalt]
Route parallel to the railway, Sallanches
Route parallel to the railway, Sallanches
Cycle contraflow, Sallanches
This faded green marker is the end of a shared-use path to Sallanches from the north.
The older of two bridges to Sallanches, both now closed to motor traffic
Cycle route along the Arve and underpass beneath the A40.
Cycleway along the Arve north from Sallanches - no dogs, even on a lead
No horses in underpass benath the A40 or on the ramp up to Sallanches old bridge
Two bridges (just visible) to Sallanches both now closed to motor vehicles
Cycleway along the Arve valley past Sallanches
Shared-use route south from the Sallanches bridges
The newer of two bridges to Sallanches both now closed to motor vehicles
No Motor Vehicles allowed on this track across the Arve river
No motor vehicles allowed on this track across the Arve river
Cycleway along the Arve valley - no dogs, even on a lead.
Start of short stretch of cycleway along the Arve valley - no dogs, even on a lead
Start of stretch of cycleway along the Arve valley
Cycleway along the Arve valley joining a minor road
Cycleway along the Arve valley
Cycleway along the Arve valley
Cycleway along the Arve valley
Barrier giving space for pedestrians and contraflow cycling to Sallanches station
This railway crossing is now closed to through traffic - but cyclists from Sallanches to Le Fayet can simply turn left through the bollards.
'Access for pedestrians only' ahead - but in fact it's a good new cycle route from Sallanches to Le Fayet.
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